Orchidaceae Cypripedium acaule Ait.

Pink Lady's Slipper

Iroquois - Drug, Analgesic

Use documented by:
Herrick, James William, 1977, Iroquois Medical Botany, State University of New York, Albany, PhD Thesis, page 289

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Scientific name: Cypripedium acaule Ait.
USDA symbol: CYAC3 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Pink Lady's Slipper
Family: Orchidaceae
Family (APG): Orchidaceae
Native American Tribe: Iroquois
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Analgesic
Notes: Decoction taken for pains all over the skin and body, caused by bad blood.

RECRD: 84845 id: 11919

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